mirror
English
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Alternative forms
- mirrour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English mirour, borrowed from Old French mireor, from mirer, to look at, from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) Audio (RP): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪɹə, -ɪɹə(ɹ), -ɪə(ɹ)
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Noun
mirror (plural mirrors)
- A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
- I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
- We could see the lorry in the mirror, so decided to change lanes.
- (figuratively) An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
- His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
- (Can we date this quote by Spenser and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine.
- (Internet) A website or other online resource that contains replicated data.
- Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
- A mirror carp.
- (historical) A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave.
Synonyms
- (reflecting surface): glass (old-fashioned), looking glass (old-fashioned)
Derived terms
Terms derived from mirror (noun)
Translations
smooth reflecting surface
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computing: exact copy of a data set
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Verb
mirror (third-person singular simple present mirrors, present participle mirroring, simple past and past participle mirrored)
- (transitive) Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.
- He tried to mirror Elvis's life. He copied his fashion and his mannerisms, and he even went to live in Graceland.
- (computing, transitive) To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).
- (transitive) To reflect, as in a mirror.
Translations
of an event, activity, behaviour.. to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect
(computing) to create something identical to (a web site, etc.)
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to reflect, as in a mirror
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See also
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